WASHINGTON: Ishmael Leggett scored 19 of his season-high 30 factors within the second half and Pittsburgh turned away Wake Forest 81-69 on Thursday within the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.

Friday, the fourth-seeded Panthers (22-10) will face high seed and No. 4-ranked North Carolina, a 92-67 winner over ninth-seeded Florida State earlier Thursday. UNC beat Pitt 70-57 of their solely regular-season assembly on Jan. 2.

Leggett was 11-of-18 capturing, repeatedly driving onerous to the ring, and picked up eight rebounds and 5 steals. Blake Hinson hit 4 3-pointers and added 20 factors with Jaland Lowe including 11 factors and 5 assists. The Pitt bench outscored Wake Forest’s 39-0.

Cameron Hildreth led the fifth-seeded Demon Deacons (20-13) with 23 factors. Hunter Sallis added 15 factors, Andrew Carr 13 and Efton Reid III 12.

A 12-1 run over three minutes that Leggett kicked off with a 3-pointer gave the Panthers a 19-point lead with 13 minutes remaining.

Sallis hit consecutive 3-pointers and Hildreth added a three-point play to get the Demon Deacons again with eight halfway by way of the half. A 3 by Hildreth reduce the result in 4 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. The Deacons stayed inside attain till Pitt went on a 10-2 game-ending run within the closing two minutes, kicked off by a bucket beneath by Guillermo Diaz Graham and a Leggett drive.

Hinson scored 5 factors and Leggett 4 in a 13-2 run that put Pitt forward by 11 with 9 minutes left within the half and the Panthers led 38-26 on the break.

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